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OverviewIn recent years democratic theory has taken a deliberative turn. Instead of merely casting the occasional ballot, deliberative democrats want citizens to reason together. They embrace 'talk as a decision procedure'. But of course thousands or millions of people cannot realistically talk to one another all at once. When putting their theories into practice, deliberative democrats therefore tend to focus on 'mini-publics', usually of a couple dozen to a couple hundred people. The central question then is how to connect micro-deliberations in mini-publics to the political decision-making processes of the larger society. In Innovating Democracy, Robert Goodin surveys these new deliberative mechanisms, asking how they work and what we can properly expect of them. Much though they have to offer, they cannot deliver all that deliberative democrats hope. Talk, Goodin concludes, is good as a discovery procedure but not as a decision procedure. His slogan is, 'First talk, then vote'. Micro-deliberative mechanisms should supplement, not supplant, representative democracy. Goodin goes on to show how to adapt our thinking about those familiar institutions to take full advantage of deliberative inputs. That involves rethinking who should get a say, how we hold people accountable, how we sequence deliberative moments and what the roles of parties and legislatures can be in that. Revisioning macro-democratic processes in light of the processes and promise of micro-deliberation, Innovating Democracy provides an integrated perspective on democratic theory and practice after the deliberative turn. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert E. Goodin (, Distinguished Professor of Social & Political Theory and Philosophy, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University and University of Essex)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.528kg ISBN: 9780199650552ISBN 10: 0199650551 Pages: 326 Publication Date: 17 May 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction Micro-deliberation 2: Making Use of Mini-publics 3: When Does Deliberation Begin? 4: Talking Politics: Perils and Promises 5: How Talk Informs 6: First Talk, Then Vote Macro-democracy 7: Who Counts? 8: Modes of Democratic Accountability 9: Sequencing Deliberative Moments 10: The Place of Parties 11: Democratic Mandates 12: Representing Diversity 13: ConclusionReviewsThis book will be of great interest for those who are already familiar with deliberative democracy and it could also serve as an excellent starting point for those looking for a concise and clear introduction to this topic. Harald Borgebund, Political Studies Review This book will be of great interest for those who are already familiar with deliberative democracy and it could also serve as an excellent starting point for those looking for a concise and clear introduction to this topic. * Harald Borgebund, Political Studies Review * Author InformationRobert Goodin has previously taught in the Government Department at the University of Essex. He is a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy, founding editor of The Journal of Political Philosophy and general editor of the series Oxford Handbooks of Political Science. His work straddles democratic theory (Reflective Democracy, OUP 2003; Innovating Democracy, OUP 2008), empirical welfare-state studies (The Real Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, CUP 1999; Discretionary Time, CUP 2008) and theoretical reflections on public policy (Social Welfare as an Individual Responsibility, CUP 1998; What's Wrong with Terrorism? Polity 2006). He is Distinguished Professor of Social and Political Theory and Philosophy in the Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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